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Learn about report header functionality in Tekla Structural Designer. You will learn how to show a report header, fill the report header with project and non project specific information before learning how to create your own header layout. This covers creating new text and image fields, adding rows and columns, joining and unjoining cells, setting column widths and changing the alignment of cells.

This video demonstrates the Tekla Structural Designer member global offsets functionality which can be utilized in your BIM workflow to and from Tekla Structures.
Further information on Tekla Structural Designer can be found here.

This video demonstrates the Design using Tekla Tedds link within Tekla Structural Designer, to undertake wood member design to the National design specification for wood construction.
Further information on Tekla Tedds can be found here.

This video demonstrates the Tekla Structural Designer User defined utilization ratio functionality. You can now assign a user defined utilization ratio to provide a level of conservatism (or unconservatism) to your design.
Further information on Tekla Structural Designer can be found here.

This video demonstrates the Tekla Structural Designer Result lines functionality. Each result line identifies a cross sectional cut within a wall or slab where local forces are required.
Further information on Tekla Structural Designer can be found here.

This video demonstrates the Tekla Structural Designer Core modeling functionality. Individual concrete walls or columns can now be combined to form a core. Analysis results can then be reported for the core.
Further information on Tekla Structural Designer can be found here.

Beams (shear) and brace (axial) forces can be checked against different connection type capacities to determine the adequacy of a connection early in the project. The connection capacities are specified in a connection resistance database.

User defined "free points" can now be created anywhere in the model without requiring the use of either grid or construction lines. Any entity can then be created using these point(s). This facilitates creating members with points not defined by the main grids/levels such as cantilevers or gable posts.

The 1D and 2D displacements can now be animated in the Slab Deflection view and Results View. This applies to both static displacements and those for vibration and buckling analysis. Animation is begun by choosing the new “Animate…” option from the Scene Context menu. Animation begins immediately this is selected and a dialog appears containing animation controls. These can be edited and applied at any stage during animation. The scene view can be fully controlled as normal - by zooming, rotating etc - while animation is ongoing. Simply close the Animation dialog to cease animation.

A number of connection types can be designed using Tekla Connection Designer. In addition, connections can now be exported to the IDEA StatiCa Connection Design program. For more information about this program please see the IDEA StatiCa website. Connection geometry, section sizes and forces are exported to IDEA StatiCa, where the connection can be designed.

In this How do I series video we will look at working with templates.
You can create a template file as a common starting point to avoid repetition of input. A template can contain as much or as little of the model you consider applicable, to serve as the start point for subsequent models. For example, a particular template may comprise Property sets, a common grid or levels.

Cast-in-place slab designs are becoming more challenging as architects push for thinner slabs and larger column spacings. Engineers are asked to push the boundaries of conventional CIP flat slabs and deflections become critical to designs. Even with existing technology this process can be extremely tedious with a large portion comprising of manual checks and iterations. Flat slab design can be stressful budget breakers. Tekla Structural Designer’s new rigorous slab deflection capabilities efficiently addresses these challenges.

Tekla Structural Designer can design portal frames using an elastic analysis. An elastic-plastic design is often preferred.
Tekla Structural Designer 2018 has introduced a Tekla Portal Frame Designer Export link which allows portal frame entities defined within a model file to be exported to Tekla Portal Frame Designer (formally CSC Portal Frame) for an elastic-plastic design to be undertaken. Properties and decomposed loads are transferred from Tekla Structural Designer and after a design the properties are returned to the model file.

This video demonstrates the new Tekla Structural Designer 2018 link to allow timber members specified within a model file to be designed using Tekla Tedds 2018. Please note that to use this feature you will need to have Tekla Tedds 2018 installed and also download and install the Tekla Tedds March 2018 Engineering update which is available to download from Tekla Downloads.

This is the last of four videos dealing with the specific integration between Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Structures. In this lesson you will learn about advanced integration techniques when using our Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Structures products.

This is the third of four videos dealing with the specific integration between Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Structures. In this lesson you will learn about managing changes made to models when integrating between our Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Structures products.

This is the second of four videos dealing with the specific integration between Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Structures. In this lesson you will learn about specific model exchange information, relating to BIM Integration between our Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Structures products.

This is the first of four videos dealing with the specific integration between Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Structures. In this lesson you will learn a general introduction to the principles of BIM Integration between our Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Structures products.

February 6, 2018

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